THE NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC COMPANY d/b/a NATIONAL GRID

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1 THE NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC COMPANY d/b/a NATIONAL GRID Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission Tariff

2 THE NARRAGANSETT ELECTRIC COMPANY d/b/a NATIONAL GRID Table of Contents Section 1 General Rules and Regulations Schedule A: General Terms and Conditions Schedule B: Definitions Schedule C: Taxes and Surcharges Section 2 Gas Costs Schedule A: Gas Cost Recovery Clause Section 3 Distribution Adjustment Charge Schedule A: Distribution Adjustment Charge Clause Section 4 Residential Services Schedule A: Non Heating Schedule B: Heating Section 5 Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Services Schedule A: C&I Small Schedule B: C&I Medium Schedule C: C&I Large High Load Schedule D: C&I Extra Large High Load Schedule E: C&I Large Low Load Schedule F: C&I Extra Large Low Load Schedule G: Non-Firm Sales Schedule H: Transitional Sales Service Section 6 Transportation Services Schedule A: Non-Firm Transportation Schedule B: Firm Transportation Service Schedule C: Transportation Terms and Conditions Section 7 Miscellaneous Services Schedule A: Natural Gas Vehicle Schedule B: Gas Lamps Schedule C Other Miscellaneous Charges Issued: September 8, 2014 Effective: November 1, 2014

3 Section 1 General Rules and Regulations Schedule A, Sheet 1 Seventh Revision GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1.0 APPLICABILITY: The following terms and conditions shall apply to and be a part of each Rate Classification now or hereafter in effect except as they may be expressly modified or superseded by Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission order. 2.0 RATES AND TARIFFS: The Company furnishes natural gas service under rates and/or special contracts (Schedule of Rates) promulgated in accordance with the provisions of the Rhode Island General Laws and the regulations of the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission ( PUC ) and the Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers ( Division ), all as may be in effect from time to time. Such Schedule of Rates, which includes these Terms and Conditions, is available for public inspection during normal business hours at the administrative offices of the Company and at the offices of the PUC and the Division or on the Company s website. The Schedule of Rates may be revised, amended, supplemented or supplanted in whole or in part from time to time according to the procedures provided in the General Laws and the PUC regulations. When effective, all such revisions, amendments, supplements or replacements will appropriately supersede the present Schedule of Rates. In case of conflict between these Terms and Conditions and any orders or regulations of the PUC or the Division, said orders or regulations shall govern. The provisions of these Terms and Conditions apply on a non-discriminatory and nonpreferential basis to all persons, partnerships, corporations or others (hereinafter customers or the customer) who obtain natural gas distribution service from the Company pursuant to the Schedule of Rates. No representative of the Company has the authority to modify orally any provision or rate contained in the Schedule of Rates or to bind the Company to any promise or representation contrary thereto. Any such modification to the Schedule of Rates or these Terms and Conditions shall be in writing and made in accordance with the provisions of the General Laws and pursuant to regulations of the PUC and Division. The Company will advise all new residential customers as to the least expensive rate available for the service based on the information in our records. Non-residential customers will be advised of the applicable rate based on a review of the available information in our existing records or as a result of a field inspection by the Company when the customer provides information which is inconsistent with Company records. The Customer is responsible for accurately describing its gas burning equipment and updating the Company as changes occur. Issued: September 8, 2014 Effective: November 1, 2014

4 Section 1 General Rules and Regulations Schedule A, Sheet 2 Seventh Revision GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS A Customer is entitled to change its customer account from one rate classification to another upon written application to the Company; provided, however that the customer account s use complies with the conditions specified in the requested rate classification. Once an election to change rate classifications has been made by the Customer, the customer account must remain on that rate for a period of not less than twelve months. In cases where the Customer requests a rate reclassification, no rebate will be granted for service rendered during the period the customer account was served under the previous rate classification, except in instances where the previous rate classification was due to an error by the Company. 3.0 OBTAINING SERVICE FROM THE COMPANY: The Company shall furnish service to applicants under the filed rates and in accordance with these Terms and Conditions and the rules and regulations of the PUC and Division. The furnishing of service and acceptance by the customer constitutes a contract under these provisions. The Company may require at least one person on behalf of all parties who will receive service to sign an application or contract. Application for gas service within the territory served by the Company will be received through any duly authorized representative of the Company. The Company may accept oral or written application for residential service. Residential service may commence upon receipt by the Company of oral application, except that the Company reserves the right to require residential customers to show identification and proof of residency before commencing service. If residential service is commenced upon the receipt of oral application, then all residents at that address who have attained the age of majority may choose to execute a written application, thereby becoming parties to the contract. Non-residential service may commence upon oral application for an interim period pending the receipt of a duly executed written application and security deposit. The Company reserves the right to refuse service, at any location, to an individual who is indebted to the Company for any service not in dispute before the Division, furnished to such individual at any location, or to such applicant or customer under another name. The Company will commence service if a reasonable payment plan for said indebtedness made in accordance with PUC and Division regulations is agreed to by the Customer and the Company. The Company reserves the right to refuse service to any non-residential applicant who has not paid a deposit as required by the Company. A Customer shall be and remains the customer of record and shall be liable for service taken until such time as the Customer requests termination of service and a final meter reading is recorded by the Company. The bill rendered by the Company based on such final meter reading shall be payable upon receipt. Such meter reading and final bill shall not be unduly Issued: September 8, 2014 Effective: November 1, 2014

5 Section 1 General Rules and Regulations Schedule A, Sheet 3 Seventh Revision GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS delayed by the Company. In the event that the Customer of record fails to give notice of termination of service to the Company or fails to provide access to the meter, the customer of record shall continue to be liable for service taken until the Company either disconnects the meter or a new party becomes a customer of the Company by taking service at such service location. Failure to make application for service shall not relieve a party from the obligation to apply and/or pay for service previously used. The Company shall undertake to furnish service to the Customer for use only for his/her own purposes and only on the premises occupied through ownership or lease by the Customer, except as provided below. In cases where the Customer is a condominium association or the owner or manager of a commercial or residential rental property with over six (6) units, the Customer may allocate the Company charges for gas service to other gas users on the premises through any reasonable means, including properly installed submetering. In such situations where the Customer is allocating the Company charges for service to others, the burden is on the Customer, when requested by the Company, to demonstrate that the allocated charges are no greater than the Customer s bill from the Company. When allocating such charges, the Customer may separately include reasonable administrative fees. Natural gas sold by the Company to authorized natural gas vehicle filling stations may be remetered or submetered by the Customer for resale to another or others. On an annual basis the Company may notify all customers that if they are the owners of property and their tenants move out, the owner must provide written notification in advance that he/she wants gas left on at that premises in his/her name. If the Company does not receive advance written notice, the service may be terminated, and the Company will not be liable for any damages to the premises resulting from the termination of gas service. 3.1 BILLING TERMINATION ( Soft-Off ): The Company and the Division have agreed to participate in a one-year pilot program (the Pilot ) with respect to the Company s Soft-Off termination policy, pursuant to a Settlement Agreement between the Company and the Division, as approved by the PUC on May 4, During the Pilot, where a customer has requested termination of service and an estimated or actual final meter reading is recorded, and the account is not subject to a shutoff order or request, the Company may choose to utilize a Soft-Off termination. In the event of a termination of an account for which there is no unbilled consumption, a landlord may initiate an application for service in the landlord s name at that premises by either oral or written request in accordance with Section 1, Schedule A, Paragraph 3.0 of this tariff; provided however, that in the event of a termination of an account for which there is any unbilled consumption, a landlord may initiate an application for service in the landlord s name only upon providing the Company with a signed authorization. In addition, where the Issued: September 8, 2014 Effective: November 1, 2014

6 Section 1 General Rules and Regulations Schedule A, Sheet 4 Seventh Revision GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS landlord has previously provided the Company a signed agreement, the Company may record the landlord as the customer of record for that account without further authorization. When gas consumption at a premises where a Soft Off termination has been implemented exceeds 13 ccf in a month the Company will send a notification to the premises indicating that service will be terminated pursuant to the PUC s and Division s rules and regulations governing the termination of service if an account is not established. Once metered gas consumption at that premises exceeds an aggregate of 35 ccf or the account is still in a Soft-Off status for a consecutive period of 90 days, whichever occurs first, the Company will commence a termination action for the account, provided however that where such a termination action would affect the statutory and/or termination rights of other gas customers at that location, service will be terminated at the Soft Off premises as soon as the Company is able to accomplish the termination so as not to conflict with the rights provided under the PUC s and Division s rules and regulations governing the termination of service for the other customers. 4.0 SECURITY DEPOSITS: Security deposits, letters of credit or bonds may be required and taken in accordance with rules and procedures promulgated by the PUC or other body having authority to regulate the Company. The Company reserves the right to refuse service to an applicant who has not paid a deposit as required by the Company. The rate of interest paid on deposits shall be adjusted annually on March l. The interest rate in effect in any year shall be based on the average rate over the prior calendar year for 10-year constant maturity Treasury Bonds as reported by the Federal Reserve Board. 5.0 SERVICE SUPPLIED: The Company shall take reasonable care in providing regular and uninterrupted service to its firm customers, but whenever the Company deems that the situation warrants any interruption or limitation in the service to be rendered, such interruption or limitation shall not constitute a breach of the contract, and shall not render the Company liable for any damages suffered thereby by any person, or excuse the customer from further fulfillment of the contract. The Company may refuse to supply service to loads of unusual characteristics which, in its sole judgment, might adversely affect the quality of service supplied to other customers, the public safety or the safety of the Company s personnel. In lieu of such refusal, the Company may require a customer to install any necessary regulating and protective equipment in accordance with the requirements and specifications of the Company. Issued: September 8, 2014 Effective: November 1, 2014

7 Section 1 General Rules and Regulations Schedule A, Sheet 5 Seventh Revision GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS Whenever the estimated expenditures necessary to supply gas to a customer(s) or to resume service to a customer following relocation of Company equipment for reasons other than the needs of the Company shall be of such an amount that the income to be derived from gas service at the applicable rates will, in the opinion of the Company, be insufficient to warrant such expenditure, the Company will require the customer(s) to pay a Contribution in Aid of Construction (CIAC) for meter relocation or for main and service extension. The level of the CIAC will be based on an economic analysis looking at appropriate impacts associated with the capital expenditures. A detailed written cost estimate will be provided to the Customer upon request. The Company shall make application in a reasonable time for any necessary locations or other street permits required by public bodies for its pipes, mains and other apparatus, and shall not be required to supply service until a reasonable time after such approvals are obtained. The applicant for service shall obtain all other permits, certificates, licenses, easements and the like necessary to give the Company access to the applicant s equipment and to enable its pipes to be connected thereto. The Customer shall notify the Company in writing before making any significant change in the Customer s gas equipment which would affect the capacity or other characteristics of the Company s facilities required to serve the Customer. The Customer shall be liable for any damage to the Company s property caused by Customer s additional or changed installation if made without prior notification to the Company. All piping, equipment and apparatus on the premises of the Customer, excepting meters, underground service pipe, and governors, shall be furnished and put in place by the Customer, and shall conform to the requirements and regulations of the Company, and the Company shall not be required to supply gas unless such piping, equipment and apparatus at all times conform to the requirements and regulations of the State, City, and Town ordinances and laws and policies of the Company. The Company shall be under no obligation to make any inspection to ascertain whether the foregoing condition has been conformed with and shall be under no liability for any damages occasioned by any defect in such piping, equipment or apparatus or other property on the premises. If temporary service is rendered, the customer shall pay the cost of service under the rate plus the cost of installing and removing all equipment and connections. 6.0 INSTALLATION OF METERS: The Company will furnish, install, connect and maintain such meter(s) as are necessary for metering gas service for Company billing purposes. Issued: September 8, 2014 Effective: November 1, 2014

8 Section 1 General Rules and Regulations Schedule A, Sheet 6 Seventh Revision GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS All gas service to be provided under a single service classification to a customer in a building will be rendered through a single meter except in the instances described in (1) and (2) below: (1) The Company may elect to install more than one meter for gas service provided under a single service classification: i. when the use of more than one meter is necessary to provide safe gas service; ii. iii. iv. when the use of more than one meter is required by a municipal ordinance; when one meter cannot correctly measure the total gas service rendered; when the characteristics of gas service of the customer are such that at the time the service line was installed there was no single meter commercially available to measure the gas service correctly; v. when more than one meter is required in order to render proper and reliable gas service without interruption; vi. in other comparable circumstances where service cannot practically be rendered through a single meter. Pursuant to (i) through (vi), when more than one meter is installed to measure the gas service of a single customer at a premises or building under a single service classification under the above listed circumstances, the registrations of the meters will be combined under one customer account and the bill computed as if all service had been rendered through a single meter. (2) At the Customer s written request and at the Customer s expense, the Company will install more than one meter for a building or premises under a single service classification, in which case the quantity of gas supplied through each meter will be measured separately and the bills for each computed separately under the appropriate service classification(s). Gas service provided to commercial and industrial customers for use by emergency back-up natural gas generators of more than 12 kw shall be separately metered subject to the Company s technical determination that more than one meter is required to correctly measure the total gas service rendered. Should the Company determine that this service be separately metered, the Company will issue a separate Issued: September 8, 2014 Effective: November 1, 2014

9 Section 1 General Rules and Regulations Schedule A, Sheet 7 Seventh Revision GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS bill pursuant to a rate schedule applicable for the usage on the separate meter. Otherwise, if so determined by the Company to be technically feasible, the Company shall allow gas usage for emergency back-up natural gas generators to be measured by the Customer s existing meter. (B) For residential gas services provided pursuant to prior tariff provisions that required that gas service for use by emergency back-up natural gas generators be separately metered and billed, when both meters are served under a single residential service classification, the registrations of the meters will be combined under one customer account and the bill computed as if all service had been rendered through a single meter. Should a residential customer request the removal of one of the meters, the Customer shall bear the cost of removing the meter and the cost of piping through the remaining meter. If the Company, at its sole discretion, decides to remove the additional meter, the Company will bear the cost of the removal of the meter and any piping cost. 7.0 BILLING AND READING OF METERS: Bills are calculated and rendered on the basis of a customer account which shall have a unique identification number established for the billing of service provided through an individual meter, except for multiple metered customer accounts established pursuant to section (1) of Item 6.0 above, or aggregation pools established pursuant to the Company s Transportation Terms and Conditions, Section 6, Schedule C of the tariff. A single Customer may have more than one customer account. All bills are due within 25 days from the date of the bill. A late payment charge shall accrue on non-residential bills after 25 days in accordance with regulations of the PUC and Division. Whenever a check or draft presented for payment of service is not accepted by the institution on which it is written, a returned check charge of $15 applies, per check or draft written. Such returned check charge shall be waived for customers eligible for low-income assistance programs. The Customer shall be responsible for all charges for distribution and gas service furnished by the Company under the applicable rates as filed from time to time with the PUC, from the time service is commenced until it is terminated. Annually in August the Company will review the gas consumption of each non-residential firm customer account for the just ended September through August period to determine if any customer account qualifies for a different rate class. If any such customer account does Issued: September 8, 2014 Effective: November 1, 2014

10 Section 1 General Rules and Regulations Schedule A, Sheet 8 Seventh Revision GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS qualify for a different rate class based on this billing information, then commencing with the September billing month that customer account will be billed under that new rate class. Properly authorized representatives of the Company shall have the right to access the Customer s premises at all reasonable times and intervals for the purpose of reading, installing, examining, repairing, replacing or removing the Company s meters, meter reading devices, pipes and other gas equipment and appliances, in accordance with the General Laws, public regulations and Company policy in effect from time to time. The Customer shall be responsible for providing accessibility to the above metering and equipment belonging to the Company. Readings taken by an automated meter reading device will be considered actual readings for billing purposes. The Company shall maintain the accuracy of all metering equipment installed pursuant hereto by regular testing and calibration in comparison to recognized standards and in accordance with PUC and Division regulations. A meter shall be deemed to be registering correctly if it appears from examination or test that it does not vary more than two percent (2%) from the standard approved by the Division. In the event that the Company obtains inaccurate meter readings for any reason or in case any meter shall for any reason fail to register the full amount of gas supplied or the maximum demand of any customer account for any period of time, the amount of the bill of such customer account shall be estimated by the Company from available data. Such estimated bills shall be payable as rendered unless a customer disputes such estimate in accordance with procedures established by the Division. The Company will notify the Customer whenever it obtains information indicating that gas is being diverted from the customer s service or that the meter has been tampered with. The Customer will be held responsible to the Company for any leakage or other use of gas which may occur beyond the point of the meter installation. Unless otherwise determined by the Company, all residential premises shall be equipped with a meter that employs Automatic Meter Reading ( AMR ) technology utilizing radio frequency transmitters to allow the Company to obtain meter readings remotely. However, residential customers may choose to opt-out by having their AMR meter replaced with a non-amr meter. Customers who choose to opt-out will be charged an initial fee of $74.00 for the removal of the existing AMR gas meter and the installation of the non-amr gas meter. Issued: September 8, 2014 Effective: November 1, 2014

11 Section 1 General Rules and Regulations Schedule A, Sheet 9 Seventh Revision GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS Customers who choose to opt-out will also be charged a monthly meter reading fee of $13.00 for the non-amr gas meter. The meter reading fee is applicable to Customers who receive gas and electric service, or receive gas-only service, from the Company. The Company, at its option, may choose to read the non-amr meter less frequently than once per month. In that case, or if the Company is unable for any reason to read the meter on the regularly scheduled monthly read date, the Company shall make a reasonable estimate of the consumption of gas during those months when the meter is not read, based on available data, and such estimated bills shall be payable as rendered. A Customer will not be assessed the initial or monthly fee until after the Company has installed the non-amr gas meter. Any opt-out Customer who subsequently wishes to have an AMR gas meter re-installed will be charged a re-installation fee of $ The re-installation fee will be charged for the removal of the non-amr gas meter and the installation of the AMR gas meter. Any Customer electing re-installation will no longer be assessed the special monthly gas meter reading fee after the AMR meter has been re-installed. 8.0 DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE: Subject to the applicable regulations of the PUC and Division, the Company shall have the right to discontinue gas service to the Customer and to remove or disconnect its meters and piping for nonpayment of bills for gas service. The customer shall be responsible for paying the cost of reconnecting gas service if the service is disconnected for nonpayment of bills or a $25 account restoration charge in the case of a turn-on after a shut-off for nonpayment of bills. Such account restoration charge shall be waived for Customers eligible for low-income assistance programs. The Company reserves the right to disconnect its service at any time without notice or to refuse to connect its service if to its knowledge and in its judgment the Customer s installation has become or is unsafe, defective or in violation of the Company s policies or any ordinances, laws, codes or regulations. In the event that any action by the Customer or others shall cause a condition in the premises occupied by any customer whereby life or property is endangered, the Company may discontinue service to said premises regardless of the number of occupants or tenants of said premises. Whenever the Company shall have proof that any customer is diverting and/or stealing service, the Company may discontinue its service to such customer and remove the meter. Issued: September 8, 2014 Effective: November 1, 2014

12 Section 1 General Rules and Regulations Schedule A, Sheet 10 Seventh Revision GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS 9.0 COMPANY INSTALLATION AND PROPERTY: All meters, services and other gas equipment owned by the Company shall be and will remain the property of the Company and no one other than an employee or authorized agent of the Company shall be permitted to remove, operate, or maintain, such property. The Customer shall be responsible for all damage to, or loss of, such property unless occasioned by circumstances beyond the Customer s control. Such property shall be installed at points most convenient for the Company s access and service and in conformance with public regulations in force from time to time. The costs of relocating such property shall be borne by the Customer when done at the Customer s request, or for his convenience, or if necessary to remedy any violation of public law or regulation caused by the Customer. The Company shall provide and maintain the necessary housing, fencing, barriers and foundations for the protection of the equipment to be installed upon the customer s premises. Such space, housing, fencing, barriers and foundations shall be in conformity with applicable laws and regulations and subject to the Company s specifications and approval SUPPLY OF GAS: The Company shall make every reasonable effort to maintain an uninterrupted supply of gas for all firm customers, but it shall not be liable for loss or damage caused by reason of any interruption or reduction of the supply, or by reason of any abnormal pressure or quality of the gas, whether as a result of accident, labor difficulties, condition of fuel supply, the actions of any public authority, failure to receive any gas for which in any manner it has contracted, the implementation in accordance with good utility practice of an emergency load reduction program by the Company or one with whom it has contracted for a supply of gas, or inability for any other reason beyond the Company s control to maintain normal pressure or quality, or uninterrupted and continuous service. Whenever the integrity of the Company s system or the supply of gas is believed to be threatened by conditions on its system or upon the systems with which it is directly or indirectly interconnected, the Company may, in its sole judgment, curtail or interrupt gas service or reduce pressure and such action shall not be construed to constitute a default nor shall the Company be liable therefore in any respect. The Company will use reasonable efforts under the circumstances to overcome the cause of such curtailment, interruption or reduction and to resume full performance. The Company shall be excused from performing under the Schedule of Rates and shall not be liable in damages or otherwise if and to the extent that it shall be unable to do so or prevented from doing so by statute or regulation or by action of any court or public authority having or Issued: September 8, 2014 Effective: November 1, 2014

13 Section 1 General Rules and Regulations Schedule A, Sheet 11 Seventh Revision GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS purporting to have jurisdiction in the premises; or by loss, diminution or impairment of gas supply from its suppliers or the systems of others with which it is interconnected; or by reason of storm, flood, fire, earthquake, explosion, civil disturbance, labor dispute, act of God or public enemy, failure of any supplier to perform, restraint by any court or regulatory agency, or any other intervening cause, whether or not similar thereto; the Company shall use reasonable efforts under the circumstances to overcome such cause and to resume full performance. The foregoing shall not alter the Company s liability under applicable legal standards for damages in the case of its negligent or intentionally wrongful conduct with respect to any act or failure to act by the Company COMPANY LIABILITY: The Company shall not be liable for any loss or damage resulting from the use of gas or the presence of the Company s appliances and equipment on the customer s premises unless such loss or damage results directly and solely from the Company s negligence. The Company shall not, in any event except that of its own negligent acts or omissions, be liable to any party for any direct, consequential, indirect or special damages, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, by reason of any services performed, or undertaken to be performed, or actions taken by the Company, or its agents or employees, under the Schedule of Rates or in accordance with or required by law, including, without limitation, termination of the customer's service. The customer assumes full responsibility for the proper use of gas furnished by the Company and for the condition, suitability and safety of any and all equipment on the Customer s premises, or owned or controlled by the Customer which is not the Company s property. The Customer shall indemnify and save harmless the Company from and against any and all claims, expenses, legal fees, losses, suits, awards or judgments for injuries to or deaths of persons or damage of any kind, whether to property or otherwise, arising directly or indirectly by reason of (1) the routine presence in or use of gas from pipes owned or controlled by the Customer; or (2) the failure of the Customer to perform any of his or her duties and obligations as set forth in the Schedule of Rates where such failure creates safety hazards; or (3) the Customer s improper use of gas or gas appliances. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Company shall be liable for damages claimed to have resulted from the Company s conduct of its business only when the Company, its employees or agents have acted in a negligent, or intentionally wrongful manner. Issued: September 8, 2014 Effective: November 1, 2014

14 Section 1 General Rules and Regulations Schedule B, Sheet 1 Ninth Revision DEFINITIONS Actual Base Revenue Per Customer: Actual Transportation Quantity: Aggregation Pool: AGT Costs: Average Normalized Winter Day Usage: Base Revenue: BTU content factor: Capacity Release Revenues: Capacity Exempt Customer: The actual base revenue for a rate class for a month divided by the actual number of customers billed for each rate class in the month. The quantity of gas actually received during the Gas Day as measured by the metering equipment at the Point(s) of Receipt, adjusted for the applicable Company Fuel Allowance. One or more transportation Customer accounts whose gas usage is aggregated into a Marketer s account for operational purposes, including but not limited to nominating, scheduling and balancing gas deliveries to specified Point(s) of Receipt. Advanced Gas Technology program costs as approved by the PUC. A Customer s average normal winter day s usage, based on their actual gas usage during the most recent November through March period, adjusted for normal degree days, as approved in the most recent rate case proceeding. Base Revenue is the sum of the customer charge, variable distribution charges and demand charges for firm service rate classes. Base Revenue is net of Gross Earnings Tax (GET). One British thermal unit, i.e., the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at sixty degrees (60 o ) Fahrenheit. A Therm is one hundred thousand Btus. The BTU content factor for a given volume shall be calculated by the Company on a seasonal basis at the end of October and the end of April based upon an average of the Transporting Pipeline s prior sixmonth experience of recorded BTU factors. Revenues derived from the sale of capacity upstream of the city-gate. Any Customer who is the customer of record at a location having a Capacity Exemption. Issued: September 8, 2014 Effective: November 1, 2014

15 Section 1 General Rules and Regulations Schedule B, Sheet 2 Ninth Revision DEFINITIONS Capacity Exemption: Company Fuel Allowance: Consumption Algorithm: Critical Day: Customer: Daily Index: A location having Gas Usage that is not subject to a mandatory pipeline capacity assignment from the Company. Customers are capacity exempt if they (1) elected to retain their Capacity Exemption at a specific location as part of the 1999 revisions to the Company s Business Choice program in Docket RIPUC 2902, (2) receive delivery service on the Company s Non-Firm Sales or Non-Firm Transportation rate schedules, or (3) elected capacity exemption as a New Customer in accordance with Section 6, Transportation Terms and Conditions, Schedule C, Part The quantity in Therms (as calculated on a percentage basis) by which the gross amount of gas received for Customer s account at the Point(s) of Receipt is reduced in kind in order to compensate the Company for gas loss and unaccounted for, Company use or similar quantity-based adjustment. A mathematical formula used to calculate a Customer s daily consumption based on the Customer s historical base load and heat use per heating degree day factor. Defined as any day where supply resource constraints are expected to adversely impact the operation of the Company s distribution system. A Critical Day may occur under conditions, such as severe cold temperatures, pipeline emergencies, malfunctions or unusual, out-ofseason weather conditions. Any party(s) that has obtained service from the Company pursuant to the General Terms and Conditions or pursuant to the Transportation Terms and Conditions. The mid-point of the range of prices for the respective New England Citygates as published by Gas Daily under the heading Daily Price Survey, Midpoint, Citygates, Algonquin citygates and Daily Price Survey, Midpoint, Citygates Tennessee/Zone 6 (delivered) for the relevant Gas Day listed under Flow date(s). In the event that the Gas Daily index becomes unavailable, the Company shall apply its daily marginal cost of gas as the basis for this calculation until such time that PUC approves a suitable replacement. Issued: September 8, 2014 Effective: November 1, 2014

16 Section 1 General Rules and Regulations Schedule B, Sheet 3 Ninth Revision DEFINITIONS Deferred Balance: Deferred Gas Cost Balance: Dekatherm (Dt): Design Winter Sales Sendout: Division Electronic Bulletin Board (EBB): EDI Environmental Response Costs: The difference between incurred costs and revenues received. The difference between gas costs incurred and gas revenues received. Ten Therms or one million Btu s (MMBtu). Sales sendout of Residential Non-Heating, Residential Heating, Small C&I, Medium C&I, Large Low and High Load C&I, and Extra Large Low and High Load C&I during November through March based on design winter temperatures. The Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers. An internet web site which allows both the Company and Marketers to electronically post nominations and other transportation-related information. Electronic Data Interchange, the system by which the Company and Marketers initiate transactions and share information. All reasonable and prudently incurred costs associated with evaluation, remediation, clean-up, litigation, claims, judgments, insurance recovery (net of proceeds), and settlements arising out of the Company s utility-related ownership, operation, or use of: (1) manufactured gas production and storage facilities and disposal sites where wastes and materials from such facilities were deposited; (2) mercury regulators; and (3) meter disposal. Also included are the reasonable and prudently incurred costs for acquiring plant, property and equipment to facilitate remediation and other appropriate environmental management objectives in connection with the above sites, properties, and activities. The Company will use its best efforts to minimize Environmental Response Costs consistent with applicable regulatory requirements and sound environmental management policies and practices. Forecasted Daily Usage (FDU): Customer s estimated daily consumption for the next gas day as Issued: September 8, 2014 Effective: November 1, 2014

17 Section 1 General Rules and Regulations Schedule B, Sheet 4 Ninth Revision DEFINITIONS calculated by the Company based upon a forecast of heating degree days and the consumption algorithm. Gas Day: Gas Usage: Hedge Collateral: Hedge Collateral Carrying Costs: Imbalance: Interest on Deferred Balance: A period of twenty-four (24) consecutive hours beginning at 10:00 am (EST) and ending at 10:00 am (EST) the next calendar day. The actual quantity of gas used by the Customer as measured by the Company s metering equipment at the Point of Delivery and converted to Therms. Funds the Company is required to put up as collateral on hedge positions by an Exchange or counterparty, or funds it receives from an Exchange or counterparty as collateral. For the month being calculated, carrying costs equal the total of the following: (1) For each Exchange or counterparty holding the Company s collateral, the monthly short term borrowing rate defined as the Company s money pool rate, times the average hedge collateral daily balance for the month divided by 12. Less (2) for each Exchange or counterparty where the Company holds their collateral, the monthly short term borrowing rate times the average hedge collateral daily balance for the month divided by 12. Less (3) any interest paid to the Company by the Exchange or counterparty on the collateral funds it holds. The Company will recover carrying costs from customers or credit customers for carrying costs through the Gas Adjustment. In the event the Company chooses to meet its collateral obligations by posting a letter of credit or other non-cash instrument, the carrying cost will be the direct costs of the letter of credit or alternative non-cash instrument. The difference between the Actual Transportation Quantity and Gas Usage. Interest revenue/expense required to finance the deferred balance based on the Bank of America Prime Rate less 200 basis points (2%) as in effect from time to time. Issued: September 8, 2014 Effective: November 1, 2014

18 Section 1 General Rules and Regulations Schedule B, Sheet 5 Ninth Revision DEFINITIONS Inventory Finance Charge: Local Storage Costs: Low Income Assistance Programs: Marginal Gas Cost: Finance charges associated with the storage of natural gas as calculated using a working capital calculation. Costs associated with the investment, operations and maintenance of natural gas storage downstream of the city-gate. Programs for assisting low income customers with their energy bills including, but not limited to, Low Income Heating Assistance (LIHEAP) and Low Income Weatherization, as in effect from time to time. The variable cost of the Company s marginal source of supply for the Gas Day. Incremental Cost is a synonymous term. Marketer: An entity meeting the eligibility requirements of Section 6 Schedule C, Item 5.03 that is designated in a Transportation Service Application by the Customer to act on its behalf for nomination, notification, scheduling, balancing and receipt of communications, and which has executed a Marketer Aggregation Pool Service Agreement. A Customer may designate itself as the Marketer provided that they have an executed service agreement with the Transporting Pipeline or provide proof of contract to purchase the gas at the Company s city gate. Maximum Daily Quantity: Monthly Index: Net Insurance Recoveries: New Customer: The maximum quantity of gas a customer is authorized to use during the gas day. The simple average of the Daily Indices for the applicable month. Proceeds recovered from insurance providers and third parties for Environmental Response Costs, less the cost of obtaining such proceeds through claims, settlements, and litigation. A Customer taking a supply of gas at a new Point of Delivery that has not been previously served by the Company. Non-Firm Customer: A customer who receives service under the Company s Non-Firm rate service. Issued: September 8, 2014 Effective: November 1, 2014

19 Section 1 General Rules and Regulations Schedule B, Sheet 6 Ninth Revision DEFINITIONS Non-Firm Transportation Margin: Off-System Sales Margins: Operational Flow Order: Peak Day Use: Pipeline Costs: Pipeline Shipper(s): Point of Delivery: Point(s) of Receipt: PUC Margins derived from the transportation of natural gas to non-firm customers downstream of the city gate. Margins derived from the sale of natural gas upstream of the city-gate. The Company s instruction to Marketers and/or Customers to take such action as conditions require, including, but not limited to, diverting gas to or from the Company s distribution system pursuant to Section 6, the Transportation Terms and Conditions, Schedule C, Item The estimated use of a customer on the forecasted Gas Day during which the Company s system experiences the highest aggregate Gas Usage. It is calculated by estimating the customer s average use on a day when heat is not required (the baseload use) and the average use per degree day (the heating use) based on the customer s historical usage history. In the event the customer s historical usage is unavailable or not representative of expected future use, the Company will evaluate the customer s gas equipment and its projected utilization in order to calculate the customer s estimated use. The Peak Day Use equals the baseload use plus the product of the use per degree day times the design degree day value as approved by the PUC. Costs associated with the entitlement and transmission of natural gas on the interstate pipeline system. The party(s) from whom a Marketer has purchased gas to be delivered to and transported by the Company. A location at which the Company s distribution facilities are interconnected with the Customer s facility. Outlet side of the measuring station at the interconnection between the Transporting Pipeline and the Company s distribution facilities where gas will be received by the Company for transportation service in its service territory. The Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission. Issued: September 8, 2014 Effective: November 1, 2014

20 Section 1 General Rules and Regulations Schedule B, Sheet 7 Ninth Revision DEFINITIONS Purchased Gas Working Capital: Refunds: Scheduled Transportation Quantity: Service Quality Performance Fund: Soft-Off Supplier Costs: Target Revenue Per Customer: Therm: Transportation Imbalance Revenues: Transporting Pipeline: Upstream Storage Costs: The working capital required to finance the Company s purchased gas. Refunds from pipeline, storage and suppliers. The quantity of gas scheduled by the Marketer to be received by the Company for Customer s account during the Gas Day at the Point of Receipt, including the applicable Company Fuel Allowance. Deferred account containing accumulated Service Quality adjustments. The termination of an account by the Company for billing purposes where there is no new customer of record and the actual flow of gas to the premises is not disconnected. Costs associated with the entitlement and purchase of natural gas. For the period through January 31, 2013, the target revenue per customer established in Docket 4206, thereafter a target average revenue per customer amount established in the most recent rate case. An amount of gas having a thermal content of 100,000 Btus. Revenues associated with daily and monthly imbalances for transportation customers, as included in the Company s Terms and Conditions of Firm Transportation. The party(s) engaged in the business of rendering transportation service of natural gas in interstate commerce subject to the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which are transporting gas for Marketer to a Point of Receipt of the Company. Costs associated with the entitlement, injection, withdrawal and storage of natural gas upstream of the city-gate. Issued: September 8, 2014 Effective: November 1, 2014

21 Section 1 General Rules and Regulations Schedule B, Sheet 8 Ninth Revision DEFINITIONS Working Capital: The dollar amounts required to support the Company s activities prior to the receipt of revenue. Issued: September 8, 2014 Effective: November 1, 2014

22 Section 1 General Rules and Regulations Schedule C, Sheet 1 Sixth Revision TAXES AND SURCHARGES 1.0 RHODE ISLAND GROSS EARNINGS TAX: Unless otherwise indicated, all rates exclude an amount necessary for the payment of Rhode Island Gross Earnings Tax. An amount necessary for the payment of Rhode Island Gross Earnings Tax will be separately identified on bills rendered to customers. 2.0 GROSS EARNINGS TAX REDUCTION FOR MANUFACTURERS: Consistent with the gross earnings tax exemption provided in Section of Rhode Island General Laws, eligible manufacturing customers will be billed the applicable Rhode Island Gross Earnings Tax (GET). The Customer is responsible for providing to the Company in writing its tax exemption number and other appropriate documentation. If the Company collected any taxes or assessments from the Customer and is later informed by the Customer that the Customer is exempt from such taxes, it shall be the Customer s responsibility to obtain any refund from the appropriate governmental taxing agency. Eligible manufacturing customers are those Customers who have on file with the Company a valid certificate of exemption from the Rhode Island sales tax (under section (7) of Rhode Island General Laws) indicating the Customer s status as a manufacturer. If the Division of Taxation (or other Rhode Island taxing authority with jurisdiction) disallows any part or all of the exemption as it applies to a Customer, the Customer will be required to reimburse the Company in the amount of the credits provided to such Customer which were disallowed, including any interest required to be paid by the Company to such authority. The Division of Taxation has indicated that it will generally deem 95% of manufacturer s volumes to be for manufacturing use eligible for the reduced manufacturer s Gross Earnings Tax rate. Thus, unless usage is separately metered for manufacturing only, 95% of billed amounts for qualified customers will be deemed to be for manufacturing purposes and eligible for the manufacturer s GET credit, whereas the remaining 5% of the billed amount will be subject to the standard GET rate. If usage is separately metered for manufacturing use only, the entire amount will be subject to the reduced manufacturing GET rate. No other use of gas will be included in this rate for billing purposes. 3.0 OTHER RHODE ISLAND TAXES: Where applicable at rate or rates in effect from time-to-time. Issued: November 1, 2016 Effective: November 1, 2016

23 Section 1 General Rules and Regulations Schedule C, Sheet 2 Sixth Revision TAXES AND SURCHARGES 4.0 ENERGY EFFICIENCY SURCHARGE: As provided for in Section and Section of Rhode Island General Laws, a charge per dekatherm (Dt) designed to recover the costs of the Company s gas Energy Efficiency Program (EEP). With the filing of the Company s EEP plan for the upcoming calendar year, the Company will file its EEP per Dt charge on or before October 15 of each year. In any year in which the Company is required to file a triennial Energy Efficiency Procurement plan, the Company will file the EEP Charge by November 1. The EEP Charge shall be effective on the following January 1. The EEP charge will be designed to collect the estimated costs of the Company s EEP plan for the upcoming calendar year plus a full reconciliation of all costs and revenues for the current year including a reconciliation of forecasted revenue and costs for months of the current year for which actual data is not available at the time of the filing. Any projected amounts included in the EEP charge filing are subject to reconciliation to actual amounts and any difference will be reflected in a future EEP charge filing. Upon approval by the PUC, such a charge (adjusted for the uncollectible percentage approved in the most recent rate case proceeding) shall become effective with usage on or after the effective date. The Company may file to change the EEP charge at any time should significant over- or under-recoveries occur. Issued: November 1, 2016 Effective: November 1, 2016